While the holidays always make us think about ways to engage residents in the holiday spirit, there are many activities and events that property managers can organize and easily implement that can be used not only during the holiday season, but throughout the year.

The year 2012 is almost upon us. You staff has worked long and hard to fill the vacancies, please the residents and fulfill the expectations of your clients. So it’s time to show them how much your appreciation while at the same time reinforcing their positive efforts to help your property management business to grow and “flourish.”

Welcome to our coverage of NARPM’s 22nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Seattle, WA at the Seattle Sheraton Downtown. This year’s theme is “Dare To Soar”. Please, feel free to share your experiences in the comments area at the bottom of this post.

New Orleans is a fun city. New Orleans with over 4,000 of your closest multifamily friends – it’s a wonder there wasn’t some sort of ecstatic implosion! This year’s National Apartment Association conference was all around an excellent experience.

In this January 20th webinar video recording, Jackie Ramstedt, nationally renowned Keynote Speaker and Performance Consultant for the property management industry, shares her perspective on how to establish a world-class approach to your customer service programs with specific goals for every member of your team.

Welcome to PropertyManager.com’s live coverage of the 25th Annual TRENDS Conference and Trade Show. 200 exhibitors and over 1,500 attendees will be filing into the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle, WA to attend the 2009 TRENDS show. Check back here often for updates.

In a recent webinar, we reviewed four accounting best practices property managers should be doing to close out 2009 and prepare for 2010. We talked through these best practices and demonstrated how to enact them using our web-based property management software but they are definitely applicable if you’re using a different type of software.

On Thursday, Nov 12th we hosted a seminar in San Francisco. Daniel Bornstein, Landlord Attorney with Bornstein and Bornstein (www.bornsteinandbornstein.com) presented an insiders view on how to avoid common property management mistakes that cost your business money and result in potential liability. View more presentations from AppFolio Top 10 Property Management Pitfalls Failure to draft […]

Lori Snider, Property Management Marketing Expert and Professional Speaker, explores the current trends affecting marketing, sales, employees and business. In the below video recording (and slide deck) of the Oct. 29 web seminar, learn what’s coming in 2010, understand how these trends affect the overall business climate and learn creative ideas on how to grow […]

Welcome to our live coverage of NARPM’s 21st Annual Convention and Trade Show in sunny Orlando, FL. This year’s theme is “Let the Magic Begin” (event website) and begin it does October 21st at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa. Check back here often for updates.

GET CONNECTED! Last month I attended the 2009 RHA Multifamily Conference & Expo (event website) in Boston, MA (Hynes Convention Center). The theme for the show was all about getting connected. With speakers such as Bob Slater (COO of Bell Partners) and Wes Ball (founder of The Ball Group) the conference focuses on growth and […]

Our webinar on Wednesday 8/26 (5 Steps to Get More from Your Online Marketing) was a great success! Thanks to Brent for co-hosting this event and to Mike Whaling from 30Lines for being so knowledgeable and fun to listen to. Here is the entire recorded webinar including the audio. Mike did such a great job […]

Welcome to the 2009 FAA Education Conference & Trade Show. The Florida Apartment Association’s theme for this year’s show is “Catch the Next Wave…Industry Innovations” which will center around marketing and customer service, technology and training, and green initiatives. Myself and Annemarie Price will be bringing you images, observations and commentary throughout the show. So, […]